The Death of King Tut

In 1922, The Tomb of Pharaoh Tut was found near Luxor, Egypt by British Archaeologist Howard Carter and a team of experienced Egyptologists. At the time his death was not a debated topic since the discovery of his tomb was such big news. But examination of the corpse paints a sinister picture of what might have happened. Did Tut die of an accident. Or were more sinister forces the cause of his short life.

Pharaoh Tutankhamun was born around 1342 BC and died around 1325 BC, making just 18-19 years old when he died. He was born in a time of great civil unrest when the Royal family was very unpopular because his Father had forced his views on Religion onto the people. When his father died, he became Pharaoh at just nine years old. He also suffered from a large amount of health issues due to his mother being a sister of his father. He had avascular bone necrosis, which weakens bones by making blood flow incorrectly, making them very fragile, and also weakening his immune system. Because of his weakened immune system, he suffered from several fatal diseases, such as malaria, which were never cured. As ruling a large empire was a nigh impossible task for someone so young, he was assisted by his Granduncle Aye, who essentially ruled the country for him, and even after he became old enough to make decisions on his own, Aye still held much power as his Advisor. Then, around 1325 BC, something shocking happened, Tut died at just 18. Aye then assumed the throne. He was buried in the Valley of Kings were his fellow rulers both before and after would be buried. We then jump to 1922, were the discovery of his Tomb would amaze the entire world. Around this time, rumor of a curse that would kill anyone who disturbed his tomb sprung up, with newspapers using the deaths of some of the Team to fan the flames. In reality, it was most likely false and the deaths coincidences. In the 1960s, Scientists would X-Ray his corpse, and find numerous bone fragments lodged in his skull, and a shocking theory came up, that the Boy king was beaten to death. Whether he was murdered or he died of some other injury we may never know, but the reports below will put forth several theories on the fate of the boy king.